Central African Republic—Population in Largest City
Category: Urban DevelopmentSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #127 of 153Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
1.0M
2025
YoY Change
+3.1%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#127
of 153 countries
Maximum
1.0M
2025
Minimum
578,530
2000
CAGR
+2.3%
26 years
Last
1.0M
Previous
985,965
Highest
1.0M
Lowest
578,530
Unit
people
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Central African Republic's population in largest city was 1.0M in 2025, ranking #127 out of 153 countries. This represents a +3.1% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 1.0M (2025) and the lowest was 578,530 (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Central African Republic — Population in Largest City: 1,016,148 people for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.0M | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 985,965 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 958,335 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 933,176 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 910,270 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 889,231 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 869,599 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 850,946 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 832,920 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 815,276 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 797,960 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 781,034 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 764,467 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 748,273 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 732,380 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 716,845 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 701,639 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 686,777 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 672,189 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 657,931 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 643,975 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 630,334 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 616,945 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 603,859 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 591,050 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 578,530 |
Top Countries — Population in Largest City
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 37.0M | 2025 |
| 2 | India | 34.7M | 2025 |
| 3 | China | 30.5M | 2025 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 24.7M | 2025 |
| 5 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 23.1M | 2025 |
| 6 | Brazil | 23.0M | 2025 |
| 7 | Mexico | 22.8M | 2025 |
| 8 | United States | 19.2M | 2025 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 18.1M | 2025 |
| 10 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 17.8M | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, publisher: UN Population Division, date published: 2018.
Unit
people